Category: Book News

2015 is almost over, can you believe it!? Only 2.5 weeks to go, how crazy is that! I honestly don’t know where this year has gone, but the last couple of months has been filled with bookish events for me. I went to an amazing event on 1 December 2015, 2016: The Year Ahead in Youth Literature hosted by the Centre for Youth Literature. Representatives from a number of publishing houses attended, filling us in on all the wonderful books they have for us next year, and there are so many I’m looking forward to reading! When I arrived, I was given a book as a gift, Six of Crows (The Dregs #1) by Leigh Bardugo, but I already owned […]

As I’m sure most of you know, Illuminae has finally been released out into the wild for all of us book nerds to gobble up and read. Last Friday, I had the opportunity to go to the Melbourne book launch of Illuminae and it was fantastic! One of the perks of moving back to Melbourne was the ability to go to bookish events. A lot of these events are held during the week, and it just wasn’t possible for me to attend while I lived in Bendigo. This book launch is the perfect example of one such event, and I was so excited to be able to go. The event was held at my favourite book shop, Dymocks on Collins […]

I’m super excited to welcome Katie M. Stout to the blog today! Katie is joining me as part of the blog tour for her debut novel, Hello, I Love You, which is on the shelves as we speak. Make sure you check it out, and keep reading to see the fan cast Katie has put together for Hello, I Love You! About the Book Hello, I Love You By Katie M. Stout Published on 9 June 2015 by St. Martin’s Griffin Amazon | B&N | Books-A-Million | Indiebound | iBooks Grace Wilde is running—from the multi-million dollar mansion her record producer father bought, the famous older brother who’s topped the country music charts five years in a row, and the […]

In November 2015, something AH-MAZING is happening. That’s right peoples, Sarah J. Maas is coming to Australia!!!! For those of you who don’t know who I’m talking about {are you living under a rock?}, she’s the author of the brilliant Throne of Glass series. She also has another soon-to-be released, sure-to-be spectacular series, A Court of Thorn and Roses {ACOTAR!}. Along with attending Supernova Expo in Adelaide and Brisbane, Bloomsbury Australia have confirmed that there will also be additional events organised in Sydney and Melbourne. In case you missed the news, @SJMaas is coming to @SupanovaExpo in November. Extra SYD & MELB dates too. Watch >> http://t.co/NZ9mUczwF7 — Bloomsbury Australia (@BloomsburySyd) February 12, 2015 To say I’m super excited is […]

Did you know that there’s all sorts of fun stuff on the Harry Potter Book Night website? I didn’t until just recently, but once I found it… BOOM! I was hooked 🙂 If you’re looking for it, there’s a tab labelled “Fun Stuff” on the website, click on that and it’ll take you there. There’s loads of great things to keep you entertained under “Fun Stuff.” There are Magical Downloads, for you to spruce up all your electronic devices. There’s a Glossary, which is perfect for muggle-witch/wizard translations. Can’t remember who Stubby Boardman is? The list of Who’s Who is perfect for you! Want to relive the magic, how about the Quote Generator. You can also Meet the Illustrators, or […]

It simply wouldn’t be a Harry Potter Book Night without me sharing my absolute favourite quotes! Without further ado, here they are 🙂 (WARNING: These may be spoilery if you haven’t read Harry Potter) Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.” Albus Dumbledore “You haven’t got a letter on yours,” George observed. “I suppose she thinks you don’t forget your name. But we’re not stupid-we know we’re called Gred and Forge.” George Weasley “Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!” Albus Dumbledore “Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts, Teach us something please, Whether we be old and bald, Or young with scabby […]

Hi guys! I just HAVE to tell you about a super fun event that’s on tonight, Harry Potter Book Night! In honour of the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Bloomsbury is hosting this fantastic event all around the world. It’s all about celebrating Harry Potter and sharing our love. So, I fully intend to bombard you with posts tonight and I make no apologies for it! I will be sharing some reviews, insight into my Harry Potter journey, and some other fun stuff on the blog. I will also be joining in the twitter-fest and would love to chat 🙂 (make sure you use the hashtag! #HarryPotterBookNight!). I’ll also be reading Harry Potter and the Goblet […]

Busting to Buy is a sporadic feature of mine, looking at all the bookish and other things I’d love to buy. One thing I love about books and entertainment in general is all the extra stuff that goes with it. There are so many wonderful things for a fangirl such as myself to buy to show my love for almost anything really; there’s almost TOO much to choose from out there! Feel free to participate, just link back if you do 🙂 If you’re looking for a last minute Christmas gift, maybe one of these might take your fancy… Warning, I’m on a Hunger Games kick at the moment having seen Mockingjay twice last week, and every item here is […]

For those of you who may not know, The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend by Kody Keplinger has been made into a film, to be released on 20 February 2015 in the US. No word yet on the Aussie release date, which isn’t always the same. The official trailer was released this week, and you can watch it here: Now, I haven’t read the book so I don’t know how accurate this is in that context, but this reminds me SO much of the teen movies I used to watch when I was in high school! It has a real She’s All That feel to it, which I adored back in the day {and still do}. I’m thinking I’m gonna […]

Busting to Buy is a sporadic feature of mine, looking at all the bookish and other things I’d love to buy. One thing I love about books and entertainment in general is all the extra stuff that goes with it. There are so many wonderful things for a fangirl such as myself to buy to show my love for almost anything really; there’s almost TOO much to choose from out there! Feel free to participate, just link back if you do 🙂 Here are some of the things catching my eye at the moment… French name, English Accent, American School. Anna Confused. Wall Clock by The Art of Young Adult (søciety6) I pretty much want to buy ALL THE THINGS […]